Using Palm Kernal Flakes

[BettyW]

Who is using Palm Kernal Flakes to make soap and why do you like it?

 

[lsg]

I have used it in place of coconut oil. It has a lot of the same properties such as bubbly lather and a hard bar. Palm kernel oil might give you a little harder bar. You can compare them using the chart in the following link. Soapmaking Oil & Butter Properties Chart - Crafter

 

[FrayGrants]

I find that CO really sucks the longevity from your soap whereas PKO makes a harder longer lasting bar, sometimes too hard. I am sensitive to PKO and have heard that it can be quite common. I actually really enjoy a mix of both split right down the middle, and you get the best of both worlds without any skin irritation, at least for me.